by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 7, 2020 | News in Brief
As per media reports, dated August 25, 2020, a 33-year-old man fell prey to second SARS-CoV-2 infection after recovering from an initial bout in April in what scientists said was the first case showing that reinfection may occur within a few months. He was detected...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 7, 2020 | News in Brief
As per media reports, dated August 25, 2020, the Assam government inaugurated a 1.8-km ropeway across the Brahmaputra river, and described it as India’s longest river ropeway. Built at the cost of Rs. 56 crores, the ropeway extends from Central to Northern Guwahati,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 7, 2020 | News in Brief
As per media reports, dated August 25, 2020, the Indian Government, Maharashtra government, and Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation signed an agreement of loan of US$ 500 million dollars with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The agreement is related to...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 7, 2020 | News in Brief
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on August 25, 2020 declared Africa is free from poliovirus. However, poliovirus now joins smallpox in the list of viruses that have been wiped out in Africa. According to WHO, no new cases of wild poliovirus have been recorded on...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 7, 2020 | News in Brief
According to an annual report published by the RBI, on August 25, 2020 the projected growth rate of India stands at (-) 4.5 per cent for 2020-2021, whereas, the global growth rate has been projected between (-) 6.0 per cent and (-) 7.6 per cent. As per the report, the...
by Spectrum | Sep 7, 2020 | News in Brief
As per media reports, dated August 27, 2020, pension payment order (PPO) can now be stored in DigiLocker by the central government pensioners to avoid any loss of the original copies of their PPO, a very important document. In the absence of their PPO, these...
